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Forget the Interview Pipeline, Find Job Candidates Before You Need Them

A business says it needs to hire great people. Yada, yada, yada. No problem, go for it, some might say. But an Ask The Headhunter reader insists on more specifics:Q: Hiring great people is a noble goal but it raises two challenges: ...READ»

How Do I Make My Resume Stick?

CV.v2 asks: I am putting together a resume for the first time since the days when I listed student-club memberships and honor rolls on it. Any advice for making a resume stick?READ»

The Car of the Future Is Deep Orange

With Deep Orange students, instructors and industry-types are getting together to take a vehicle from the white board to the road at Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research.READ»

The Smart Grid Opportunity

Electrification was named the "Greatest Engineering Achievement of the 20th Century" by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. The smart grid may soon prove to be the greatest engineering achievement of the 21st.READ»

Return of La Buena Vida: Conran Poised for Cuban Invasion

Sir Terence Conran, the designer and founder of the Conran Shop, has made preparations to design a dozen hotels and resorts in Cuba. Sir Terence, who revolutionized the sale and marketing of home furnishings in the sixties and ...READ»

Introducing Guest Blogger Tucker Viemeister: Industrial Design Is in His Blood

Designers often talk about the moment they realized their destiny lay in design. For Tucker Viemeister, it was pretty much the moment he was conceived. Yes, Tucker was born to Read Viemeister, a famous industrial designer (and an ...READ»

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Toss Your Resume in the Trash and Tell Employers Your Story

How do you craft a resume that tells a compelling story? Don't even try it. Throw away your resume and focus on creating a narrative.READ»

Talent Management Summit: Retention Has Replaced Recruitment

The hiring rate today is at just 3% -- meaning only 3% of jobs in any given month are new, the lowest since the government started tracking this stat in 2000 -- and unemployment is at quarter-century highs. But the HR people of ...READ»

Mike Rowe: What Matters More, Judgment or Experience?

Most people make the same mistakes over and over again, so why do we value experience so highly? READ»

• 30 Second MBA

Should Unemployed Americans Look for Work Abroad?

Fast Company takes a look at employment opportunities for expats overseas in developed and developing nations.READ»

Set the Employment Blender to 'Liquify'

That sucking sound is your resume going into the vortex.READ»

We're Hiring a Web Developer

Mansueto Ventures, publishers of Fast Company and Inc. magazines, is looking for a Web Developer to join their Digital Services department. We're looking for a highly skilled person to help us develop and support our Web ...READ»

Innovation Inbox: Fast Company's Daily Newsletter

Get the latest stories from Fast Company magazine and the latest breaking news from the website - here's how to sign up.READ»

Ask Dan Heath: Bringing a Potted Plant to a Presentation

Dear Dan, Maybe you can help my colleague and me settle a disagreement. We are making a presentation soon to our regional SVP, who could approve or disapprove our plan. In essence, what we are proposing is to streamline our ...READ»

Googling for Headhunters... and Finding Fakes

Who you gonna call to find headhunters when Google fakes it?READ»

• Ask The Headhunter

Greg Cordell: What Do You Do About the Bully on Your Team?

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Five Burning Questions About How to Work With Headhunters

The unemployment numbers continue to rise. The pundits are predicting a slow--some say 'jobless'--recovery. If only you could get on some hot shot headhunter's radar, you'd be all set, right? Not necessarily, says a contrarian new ...READ»

Inside Barbie's Fun House

Girl has a new dream house! With a flagship shop in Shanghai, the American idol reveals her emerging-market ambitions.READ»

Want to Be Fast Company's New Art Intern?

FastCompany.com is accepting applications for a paid web photo/art intern.READ»

The Wacky Ad Firm: Am I Being Too Conservative?

Dan Heath, co-author of the upcoming book Switch, offers advice on how to choose an ad campaign the is provocative without losing credibility.READ»